"That's nice, Harry......"

In Potions class after Halloween, Slughorn looked at the cauldron in front of Harry with a look of surprise on his face.

"The color is perfect and the taste is impeccable. I'm sure that even someone as irascible as a fire dragon will calm down after taking three drops of the palliative you've brewed. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, sir." Harry couldn't hide his excitement and asked, "So I'm qualified?" ”

"Qualified? What are you kidding! Slughorn's voice exaggerated, "It's a perfect potion of potions, there's no doubt about it, Gryffindor plus ten!" ”

Harry almost jumped up in excitement, it was the first time in six years that he had scored a bonus in Potions class, and for a moment, he felt that he was a lot more pleasing to the eye when he looked at Slughorn.

"I already knew that you must have inherited your mother's excellent potions talent, but Severus didn't dig it out for you." Slughorn smiled and said, "Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to your performance in the next class." ”

Harry nodded heavily.

Next to hermione, she let out a cold snort from her nostrils.

Her potion was done, but it was a little lighter than Harry's.

Originally, this was not a problem, but after the comparison, her insignificant little shortcoming was infinitely magnified.

Slughorn glanced at her cauldron, didn't comment on it, said a nice word, and left.

This made Hermione even angrier.

"You're cheating!" After class, Hermione said stiffly, "You shouldn't be looking at that notebook anymore." ”

"It's just a notebook, how can it be considered cheating...... Harry retorted, "and it turns out that the steps above are perfectly fine." ”

"But you didn't do it on your own."

"But you've read the textbook too, does that make any difference?" Ron was also on the side to help Harry speak.

"Think of that Conor Prince, the youngest member of the Extraordinary Pharmacists Guild, how could there be a problem with the notes that even she agreed with."

"But......" Hermione wanted to say.

"Wait Hermione, you can't be jealous of Kyle." Ron's voice rose slightly.

"Why should I be jealous of him!" Hermione couldn't help but say out loud.

"Of course I'm jealous that his grades are better than yours, and that I've discovered so many tricks you don't know."

Seeing Hermione's reaction, Ron confirmed his guess even more. "I should try it, after all, the content of the book is also written by other wizards, and maybe in a few years, these tips will appear in the book.

"Remember what Kyle said earlier? Advanced Potions Crafting hasn't been revised for a long time, and many of the steps above are outdated. ”

Hermione took a few deep breaths and didn't speak.

Ron just thought she knew she was wrong, and didn't care, and continued to discuss the contents of the note with Harry.

"It's really strange, obviously I'm also operating according to the content of the notes, why is the result not as good as yours."

"That's because you're not attentive enough." Harry said, "The size of the flame used to make the potion is also important, I remember you went to talk to Seamus after pouring the moonstone powder into the cauldron, completely forgetting to turn the fire down. ”

"That seems to be the case...... But why didn't you remind me at the time? ”

"I just realized that, too."

"Forget it, it's just a small problem." Ron laughed, "You say, if I continue to make potions according to the notes, will Professor Slughorn invite me to his party at Christmas?" ”

"Definitely." Harry said.

Although his instinct told him that one or two good Potions grades wouldn't change Slughorn's opinion of Ron, his instinct told him that it was better not to spoil Ron's interest at this time.

After Harry's affirmative answer, Ron became even more excited, and his voice couldn't help but raise a lot.

"I'm glad you, Weasley, don't you think that just because you got Slughorn's invitation means you're a celebrity too?"

A cold voice came from behind them, "You can get a stupid scar on your head, and maybe you'll be as popular as the Scarhead Obsessed like Potter." ”

There was a burst of laughter.

"We don't seem to be talking to you, Malfoy." Harry grimaced, "I noticed you weren't at the last ball, why, weren't you invited?" ”

"Or maybe Professor Slughorn doesn't know any of the Malfoys." Ron said with a griff on the side.

"Do you think you're humorous?" Malfoy's face turned cold in an instant, "Even if he wanted to invite me, I wouldn't go to his stupid and boring ball." ”

"You're just envious of us." Ron pursed his lips, "You must be crazy with jealousy." ”

"I envy you?"

As if insulted, Malfoy said viciously, "You probably don't know Weasley, our family has a ball every Christmas......

"Oh I forgot, you definitely don't know, because the guests we invite are all high-class people, and it's impossible for a pure-blood scum like your family to receive an invitation."

Malfoy turned his gaze back to Hermione, "Of course, there's no way the mudbloods can set foot in my house......"

"Shut up, you bastard!" Harry clenched his fists and was about to rush over to punch Malfoy, but was clung to by Hermione behind him.

"Don't do that, Harry, you'll be expelled if the professor sees you!" Hermione exhorted.

"I don't care!" Harry shook his fist, "Let go of me Hermione, I'm going to beat him up today!" ”

Hermione turned a deaf ear and still tugged at him.

On the other side, Ron was also stopped by several other Gryffindor students and didn't let him run over.

It's not that they don't dare to cause trouble, the main thing is that Malfoy is not alone now, and he has Crabbe and Goyle by his side.

The two big men looked like young trolls, and Ron would have suffered if he had passed.

And Malfoy on the other side also sneered after seeing this scene, now that Crabbe and Goyle are there, and there is a group of Slytherin people around, he is not afraid at all.

However, just as Malfoy was about to make another mockery, a balloon filled with liquid suddenly fell from the sky and smashed straight on his head.

The carefully groomed hair was soaked in an instant, and the black-brown liquid dripped down his hair, accompanied by a strong sour smell.

"It's vinegar ......"

The people around him subconsciously covered their noses and walked away from him, and even Crabbe and Goyle took a small step back.

Malfoy froze, standing there a little dazed.

"Ho-ho-ho...... Do you like this new hairstyle...... Ho ho ho ......"

There was a shrill laugh in the air, and Peeves clutched his stomach and leaned back with laughter.

"Well done, Peeves!" Harry shouted from below,

Yesterday he thought Peeves had been captured by an angry Slughorn, but now he didn't.

And not only did he not get caught, but he also brought himself such a big surprise.

Giving Malfoy a balloon filled with vinegar directly on his head was more enjoyable than beating him up, and he would have applauded if it weren't for Hermione's arm being dragged by him.

Malfoy on the other side obviously didn't think so, he smelled the strong sour smell emanating from his body, and his whole body was about to be blown up.

"Peeves, I'm going to kill you!" He roared angrily, but a few drops of vinegar just ran down his hair and into his mouth, making Malfoy's face instantly turn a little whiter.

He didn't dare to speak, and kept his mouth tightly shut, pulling out his wand to teach Peeves a lesson.

Everyone thought that Peeves would run away like before, but what they didn't expect was that instead of doing so, Peeves took advantage of Malfoy's wand to pull out a larger vinegar balloon and throw it down.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, the balloon just landed on Malfoy's outstretched wand and was immediately punctured.

Another large cloud of vinegar gushed out and fell to the ground and scattered in all directions.

This time, almost everyone was affected, with Malfoy, the nearest being the first.

And what's even more terrifying is that there is something else added to the vinegar this time, which is not only sour, but also smelly!

"Gross!" Malfoy subconsciously clutched his stomach and retched.

In the next second, he only felt that his hand was empty, and the wand was snatched away.

"Stop, Peeves!"

At this time, Malfoy didn't care about the complicated smell on his body, and quickly chased after the fleeing Peeves.

None of them expected it to turn out like this, and by the time they did, Malfoy was already running after Peeves.

"Draco......" Crabbe and Goyle hurriedly trotted after him.

"Hahaha, did you see it, Harry, Malfoy's way he looked was so interesting." Ron laughed and said, "Peeves is so good! ”

As he spoke, he glared defiantly at the Slytherins around him.

After Malfoy and the others left, there were now more of them Gryffind, and he was not afraid at all.

"Alright Ron, let's get out of here quickly." Hermione frowned, "It smells so bad." ”

Ron subconsciously took a breath and almost didn't spit it out.

"Peeves must have put dung eggs in vinegar...... he affirmed, "I thought no one would do that after Fred and George graduated." ”

As they spoke, they quickened their pace out of the hallway, a smell that would soon attract Filch, and would be unexplainable if caught.

The three of them walked towards the common room together, ready to change their clothes and go to the auditorium for dinner.

"Do you think Malfoy can get his wand back?" As he went upstairs, Harry asked curiously.

"I hope he doesn't get it back." Ron said, "It's best if Peeves hides his wand somewhere no one can find him, or just breaks it off." ”

"It's impossible." Hermione said, "Don't forget that this is the school, and the professors can't let Peeves take the student's wand, and they'll definitely help later."

"Peeves are afraid of the professor, and he certainly doesn't dare to go too far."

"That's a shame." Ron whispered.

That's what Harry had in mind, too.

……

Meanwhile, Malfoy had chased Peeves to the second floor.

Although he is a fast runner, Peeves can fly and nimbly dodge every time he is overtaken...... Or maybe Peeves did it on purpose, just to tease Malfoy.

But the extreme anger diluted Malfoy's sanity, and he didn't think much about it at all, bent on catching up with Peeves and getting his wand back.

The two ran from the sixth floor to the second floor, and the distance became farther and farther away.

"Can't run? Tsk, that's boring. Looking at Malfoy, who was tired and out of breath, Peeves suddenly lost interest.

"Give it back to you." He tossed his wand to the side, turned a corner and vanished.

"I'm going to have to tell Professor Snape...... Let him kick you out of school! Malfoy said harshly in the back, but received no response.

Apparently Peeves has run away.

Malfoy cursed for a while, searching the ground and forth, soon finding his wand in the doorway of a storage room at the end of the hallway.

For unknown reasons, this storage room is not locked, but the door is just hidden. Malfoy picked up his wand with a slight touch, and the door creaked open.

Malfoy didn't care, but when he stood up to wipe his wand, he suddenly saw a cabinet in the pantry.

The cabinet is placed in the doorway, and you can see it at a glance.

Malfoy suddenly became nervous and excitedly pushed the door open.

Now he could see more clearly, it was a cabinet almost one person high, and there were golden lines on the surface.

A great wave of joy washed over Malfoy's heart...... He searched for something for days, but he didn't expect it to be here!

"Draco!"

At this time, Crabbe and Goyle also ran over out of breath.

"That...... Damn it...... What about ghosts......"

"Don't worry about any ghosts yet." Malfoy said, "You two, take this cabinet away." ”

Crabbe and Goyle looked in the direction of Malfoy's finger, their faces full of confusion.

"Draco...... Are you being? Goyle whispered, "It's just a broken cabinet, if you want it, why don't you buy a new one?" ”

"You know what, this is a baby." Malfoy said.

"Baby?" Crabbe frowned, pointed to a broken cabinet and said it was a treasure, it seemed that Malfoy was really.

"You two idiots, just do what I say." Malfoy didn't bother to tell them so much, reaching out and gently stroking the golden lines on the cabinet.

This is the vanishing cabinet he has seen in his memory, and he can't be wrong.

It must have been when he was in his first year, because he had just gotten the Hogwarts map and thought it was interesting, so he wandered around the castle on the weekend and stumbled into a storage room.

Because it was so dark inside, he didn't see the way clearly, and he hit his head on this cabinet, and his forehead was broken.

He had been worried for a long time, afraid that he would become a scar like Potter, so he remembered it well.

However, at that time, he only thought it was an ordinary cabinet, and it was not until he saw another identical cabinet with gold veins in Boginbock not long ago that he realized that he had hit a vanishing cabinet.

And those two cabinets are most likely a pair.

But when Malfoy came to the school to look for it, he found that the cabinet was suddenly gone.

He searched for a long time, and thought that someone had taken it, but he didn't expect it to be here, and now he thinks that he should have misremembered the location.

After all, that was five years ago, and it's normal for memories to be a little blurry.

Malfoy didn't think much of it, and immediately instructed Crabbe and Goyle to move the cabinet.

"You move lightly." He said with a serious face: "This cabinet is very important, and it is related to ...... That man...... If it breaks, you will be punished. ”

Crabbe and Goyle were a little unconvinced, but seeing that Malfoy had moved the Dark Lord out, they didn't dare to refute it, so they could only lower their heads and move the cabinet out of the storage room.

Malfoy looked in the direction Peeves had disappeared and burst out laughing.

"Draco, what are you laughing at?" Crabbe wondered.

"I laugh at Peeves." Malfoy said, "He thought he was playing tricks on me, but he actually did me a great favor, and if my guess was correct, that person could easily get into Hogwarts." ”

Speaking of this, Malfoy suddenly became excited, "When the time comes, I will be the biggest hero, I must kill Peeves!" ”

Just a broken cabinet to let that person into Hogwarts?

Also, kill a ghost?

Crabbe and Goyle looked at Malfoy, who smelled of vinegar and stench, and then looked at each other again.

Both saw the same thought in each other's eyes......

Malfoy was so angry that he started talking nonsense.

(End of chapter)